Assad to meet Kim Jong Un in North Korea, report says

Assad will visit Kim in North Korea, the latter country’s state news agency KCNA said Sunday. The report did not specify a date for the meeting, and Syrian state media has so far not reported on the planned visit.

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If the meeting takes place in Pyongyang, it would be the first time a world leader has visited Kim in the capital.

The announcement comes at a time of increased international diplomacy for Kim, who in recent months has met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone that divides the two countries, caught an eye-catching train to China for a meeting with President Xi Jinping, and last week met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Pyongyang.

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